return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoRobot dogs priced at $300,000 a piece are now guarding some of the country’s biggest data centersfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square229linkfedilinkarrow-up1453arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1443arrow-down1external-linkRobot dogs priced at $300,000 a piece are now guarding some of the country’s biggest data centersfortune.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square229linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 hours agoWhy quadruped instead of wheels? Just seems gimmicky to me. Legs have some advantages over wheels, but unless these can climb or jump it seems to be the lesser choice. If it can climb or jump, then I’ll stfu.
minus-squareRooster326@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-242 minutes agoIntimidation factor. Also higher up for the turret
minus-squareOpenPassageways@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoI think it’s for rough terrain, like carrying packs of supplies through war zones. So not full climbing but at least able to step over rocks and debris.
Why quadruped instead of wheels? Just seems gimmicky to me.
Legs have some advantages over wheels, but unless these can climb or jump it seems to be the lesser choice. If it can climb or jump, then I’ll stfu.
Intimidation factor.
Also higher up for the turret
I think it’s for rough terrain, like carrying packs of supplies through war zones. So not full climbing but at least able to step over rocks and debris.